WASHINGTON – The nation's largest veterans organization, whose headquarters is in Vice President Mike Pence's home state, is calling on President Donald Trump to veto a bill Pence sent to his desk this week.

The American Legion's plea is a rare example of the Trump administration being on the other side of an issue important to current and former members of the military.

While the restriction is not specific to service members, the American Legion said members of the military especially need the ability to join a class-action suit because taking on a problem by themselves can be challenging due to the cost and their frequent relocations and deployments.

"Every servicemember and veteran should have the right and responsibility to confront predatory loan practices,” Denise H. Rohan, the American Legion's national commander, said in a statement Thursday. “We will not be silent while banks and payday loan shops rip off servicemembers and veterans.”

The American Legion's national headquarters is in Indianapolis.

Trump has promoted himself as a champion of veterans and the military.

But at the same convention, the American Legion approved a resolution expressing strong support for a rule finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would allow class-action lawsuits against banks and credit card companies. It would prevent them from including in the agreements customers sign a requirement that disputes must be resolved either through arbitration or individual cases brought in small claims court.

Richard Cordrary, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said such clauses make it nearly impossible for people to take companies to court when things go wrong.

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Betty Clark, left, talks with Pence in Rockport, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017, as he visited the area to reaffirm the federal government's promise of help for victims of Hurricane Harvey. Rachel Denny Clow, Corpus Christi Caller-Times

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Trump and Pence stop to admire a Harley Davidson motorcycle parked on the South Lawn of the White House on Feb. 2, 2017, as they welcomed Harley Davidson executives and union representatives. Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP

Pence steps off an Air Force plane similar to the one he will use after being sworn in, as he, his wife, Karen Pence, center, holding cat "Oreo," and daughter Charlotte Pence holding "Pickle," arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Jan. 9, 2017. Alex Brandon, AP

Pence, Speaker Paul Ryan and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks to the media in the lobby of the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, on Sept. 13, 2016. Jim Lo Scalzo, European Pressphoto Agency